Can’t see that being accurate, I don’t know a single person who would think it wasn’t rape.

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The article does say further on that it is mainly an issue with the over 65's. The law itself was only introduced in 1991 so it's not unreasonable for them to hold that belief.
It does point out that younger people are less inclined to have that opinion, so it is moving the right way.
Given the numbers, the probability of being tried by a jury where each member holds this belief must be near 0.

The article does say further on that it is mainly an issue with the over 65's. The law itself was only introduced in 1991 so it's not unreasonable for them to hold that belief.
It does point out that younger people are less inclined to have that opinion, so it is moving the right way.
Given the numbers, the probability of being tried by a jury where each member holds this belief must be near 0.

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Must admit like by today's definitions the 60s - 70's was a very rapey place.

And although I hope most blokes didn't actually rape lasses the strength of "trying it on " was probably much higher.
The articles feeling seems to be that would be rape now, so it's no wonder older men don't buy it as they just don't see their young self as rapists.

I werent actually trying to be funny. Nowt worse than when our lass is knackered or not right up for it but she lets me have a go anyway or the other way round, usually turns out to be shite sex those nights

Must admit like by today's definitions the 60s - 70's was a very rapey place.

And although I hope most blokes didn't actually rape lasses the strength of "trying it on " was probably much higher.
The articles feeling seems to be that would be rape now, so it's no wonder older men don't buy it as they just don't see their young self as rapists.

Glad I'm past it, "courting" must be a minefield now

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& I reckon that if today's definitions were available to folk in the 60s - 70s, they would have called us all a bunch of snowflakes.

Must admit like by today's definitions the 60s - 70's was a very rapey place.

And although I hope most blokes didn't actually rape lasses the strength of "trying it on " was probably much higher.
The articles feeling seems to be that would be rape now, so it's no wonder older men don't buy it as they just don't see their young self as rapists.

Glad I'm past it, "courting" must be a minefield now

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Watching Sean Connery’s James Bond pull birds Is a bit rapey by modern standards, if she tries to walk away in a huff just grab her and kiss her till she gets into it then cut to her in bed looking well satisfied

I werent actually trying to be funny. Nowt worse than when our lass is knackered or not right up for it but she lets me have a go anyway or the other way round, usually turns out to be shite sex those nights

"while a third of men thought that if a woman had flirted on a date it wouldn’t be considered rape if she hadn’t explicitly consented to sex, this view was held by only 21% of women."

Hang on. If those 21% of women think flirting amounts to consent, isn't that their choice? But the law insists she's been raped?

There's a scene in a nightclub in 'Cherry 2000' where a young couple are standing with a lawyer who's writing up a contract to say what they will and won't do with each other when they get home. Are we there yet?